21 Metal Discs for 21st Century Progheads

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21 years ago, progressive metal saw its first three major releases. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son in April, Operation: Mindcrime in May, and ...And Justice for All on August 25 (that's today). 

I chose another 21 discs to build a list  for people trying to get into metal. I think it's the most melodic compilation of metal on PA. I have filtered out the boring albums such as the Human Equation. I hope readers will read my list and say, "finally, a proghead who knows what good metal sounds like."

These are not neccessarily progressive metal. What they are, is metal albums with prominent prog elements.

Agalloch - The Mantle
Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle: A Space Opera (Disc Two)
Cynic - Focus (2004 Reissue. Bonus tracks with the beautiful female vocalist/keyboardist Aruna Abrams)
Devin Townsend - Terria
Disillusion - Back to Times of Splendor 
Dream Theater - Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour (Disc One)
Edge of Sanity - Crimson
Kamelot - The Black Halo  
Maudlin of the Well - Leaving Your Body Map
Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Opeth - Still Life
Orphaned Land - Mabool: The Story of the Three Sons of Seven
Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane
Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element I
Rainbow - Rising
Riverside - Out of Myself
Tiamat - Wildhoney
Tool - Ænima
Tool - Lateralus

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paganinio Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 07 2008 Status: Offline Points: 1327	Topic: 21 Metal Discs for 21st Century Progheads Posted: August 25 2009 at 06:50
	21 years ago, progressive metal saw its first three major releases. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son in April, Operation: Mindcrime in May, and ...And Justice for All on August 25 (that's today). I chose another 21 discs to build a list for people trying to get into metal. I think it's the most melodic compilation of metal on PA. I have filtered out the boring albums such as the Human Equation. I hope readers will read my list and say, "finally, a proghead who knows what good metal sounds like." These are not neccessarily progressive metal. What they are, is metal albums with prominent prog elements. Agalloch - The Mantle Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle: A Space Opera (Disc Two) Cynic - Focus (2004 Reissue. Bonus tracks with the beautiful female vocalist/keyboardist Aruna Abrams) Devin Townsend - Terria Disillusion - Back to Times of Splendor Dream Theater - Score: 20th Anniversary World Tour (Disc One) Edge of Sanity - Crimson Kamelot - The Black Halo Maudlin of the Well - Leaving Your Body Map Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet Opeth - Blackwater Park Opeth - Still Life Orphaned Land - Mabool: The Story of the Three Sons of Seven Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element I Rainbow - Rising Riverside - Out of Myself Tiamat - Wildhoney Tool - Ænima Tool - Lateralus